In reply to GameboyRMH :
Our local UPS driver is the definition of a hustler. He's always running like his life depends on it. He's also really cautious not to drive too fast in our neighborhood which I really appreciate.
In reply to GameboyRMH :
Our local UPS driver is the definition of a hustler. He's always running like his life depends on it. He's also really cautious not to drive too fast in our neighborhood which I really appreciate.
Duke said:Antihero said:GPz11 (Forum Supporter) said:Whoever thought a sliding barn door for a hotel bathroom was a good idea, is a moron.
Stayed at a weird boutique hotel in Bozeman with that too.
Stupid, stupid idea
Out of curiosity, why?
Because a large majority of them don't work well due to design or installation. When they are installed wrong they will drift open or close. They have a tendency to jump off track when opened or closed too hard. Probably even more important, the general public isn't used to using them.
We have one in our office that is a pain most of the time. I like how smooth it is but generally, it's more problems than it's worth.
Scotty Con Queso said:In reply to GameboyRMH :
Our local UPS driver is the definition of a hustler. He's always running like his life depends on it. He's also really cautious not to drive too fast in our neighborhood which I really appreciate.
They have to hustle or they won't be a UPS man for long. It's why you never see a fat UPS guy. They have the ultimate weight loss program. Run or be fired.
IIRC their target delivery time is 13 seconds per package.
Oh this guy... "Why don't you have the power cord requirements on the slide?"
"But I do have the requirements on the slide."
*sends me a screenclip of the slide that clearly says "Secondary Site" at the top*
"You don't have the power cords on this slide"
"Oh, right, well, that's the secondary location that will come pre-racked from the build center with its own PDUs, so it'll be the exact same power cord types as the primary site, but the customer doesn't need to worry about that because it'll all be plugged in to the PDUs when it arrives"
"But they need to know what kind of power cables to provide"
"Not for the secondary site. It will come pre-cabled and they are not to put their grubby hands on my PDUs"
"Yeah, but they're providing the power for the primary site"
"Right. That's why I put the exact requirements on the slide that says "Primary Site" instead of cleverly hiding the primary site information on the Secondary Site slide"
"Oh. Well, can you update the presentation?"
"...well, yes, but to reflect what, exactly?"
"The power cords they need"
Duke said:Antihero said:GPz11 (Forum Supporter) said:Whoever thought a sliding barn door for a hotel bathroom was a good idea, is a moron.
Stayed at a weird boutique hotel in Bozeman with that too.
Stupid, stupid idea
Out of curiosity, why?
Because they don't really close, they just kinda......block. it's basically a wooden shower curtain. Or maybe a semi solid bead curtain?
Plus no one seems to be able to install them well, they always drift because they are out of level and are about 2 inches off the wall. This also makes them rattle and hit the wall and it doesn't seal. Take a hot shower? The whole hotel room also takes a hot shower
Mike (Forum Supporter) said:I don't know specifics, but barring a good reason, this is very much not the way. Strong passwords people have a chance to remember over long periods of time is better. Across a user population, password habits under frequent change requirements tend to be less secure... Password27 becomes Password28 then Password29.
Yes, sure.
The real point of the post is that I wish they would stop interrupting my work to remind me to change the thing every few hours long before it's due to change.
Today's minor rant: The Missouri River contributes more than half of the runoff to the Mississippi River above St Louis. If it was called the Missouri River all of the way to New Orleans, it would be 3,979 miles long making it the second longest river in the world. I have a cabin on Lake Sakakawea and I'm pissed.
Stay tuned for tomorrow's rant about renaming the 4th of July to America's independence day and moving it to the first Friday in July. No more floating holidays ruining the only holiday during the summer when it lands during the middle of the week or on Sunday. Also, can't change it to Saturday or some politician will try to take away what should be a 3 day weekend. 
1) Nile River: 4,130 miles
2) Missouri River: 3,979 miles
3) Amazon River: 3,977 miles
4) Yangtze River: 3,917 miles
5) Yenisey River: 3,445 miles
In reply to VolvoHeretic :
To be fair, when the Mississippi meets the Ohio river, the Ohio is the larger of the two, so technically it should be the Ohio south of Cairo Illinois. However, when the Ohio is formed in Pittsburgh between the Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers, the Allegheny is the larger of the two rivers, so the Ohio should be the Allegheny. The Mississippi should stop along the Illinois border and the Allegheny should go all the way to New Orleans.
At least hydraulically speaking.
In reply to Puddy46 :
Good point. All the more reason to change the name. lol
Why has cataloging become universally horrible? I want Item A. On paper, turn to the index, find Item A, turn to the page, look down the list for the size of the mounting hole, then continue to outside dimensions, and so on.
Unless an online catalogue is a pdf of a paper catalogue, when searching for Item A, there will be a list of everything on earth, including, possibly, the wrong size of Item A...
While whining, I really hate dealing with timid/polite drivers. You put on your turn signal. I'm in the lane you wish to be in. There is plenty of room. You have 5 seconds to take the perfectly adequate hole in front of me, or I quit waiting.
And If you decide to slow down while not taking the hole, you lose.
And "Hold" music.
1- Pay for recognizable music, not the random generated collection of notes that have no cost.
2- Program the hold music so I only need to hear your instructions, or sales pitch once. Or once a minute. Or, better yet, never.
I'd rather listen to proper music from the public domain than the 10 note repetitive "tune", interrupted every 10 seconds by the explanation that "Our call volume is higher than normal" on every single call.
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
There's a time and place for polite. Timid never works
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
Add to the hold rant
Call centers can't have higher than expected call volume every day, at some point that need to become the expected call volume.
In reply to No Time :
Nor have their menus "recently" changed.
Streetwiseguy said:Unless an online catalogue is a pdf of a paper catalogue, when searching for Item A, there will be a list of everything on earth, including, possibly, the wrong size of Item A...
Amazon. This is Amazon to a T.
This is why I rarely shop Amazon. Amazon sucks the sweat of a dead man's ass.
The past few months at work have been stupid. I amde it in to the office 5 times since Jan 1. I averaged 1 day of testing for every two business days. I am only 1.5 months and 15 detailed reports behind. Even though i love what i do i am exhausted. I have not touched car projects since before xmas and the once organized garage is starting to look ratty again due to a house remodel project that uses up my non-work time.
I hope i can squeeze coming to the challenge in this year... even if i dont have a car entered.
30 seconds after the misses promises to do a home improvement project solo:
"heeeyyyyyy baaaaaaaabe....can you help me????"
Streetwiseguy said:And "Hold" music.
1- Pay for recognizable music, not the random generated collection of notes that have no cost.
2- Program the hold music so I only need to hear your instructions, or sales pitch once. Or once a minute. Or, better yet, never.
I'd rather listen to proper music from the public domain than the 10 note repetitive "tune", interrupted every 10 seconds by the explanation that "Our call volume is higher than normal" on every single call.
The worst part is that there is free hold music out there that isn't terrible, Asterisk VoIP server comes with some of it. Having worked on those systems I can always identify an Asterisk system and even guess which version it's running by the hold music.
Changing weather gives me migraines, and the weather changes every few minutes it seems this time of year.
This time of the year can suck it
Peabody said:In reply to Streetwiseguy :
There's a time and place for polite. Timid never works
I mean the polite drivers who wave you out when you are at a stop sign, and they are thru traffic. The ones who don't want to offend you by pulling in front of you, five car lengths away.
Hate em.
Have you ever priced something high hoping it didn't sell because you knew the buyer was going to suck to deal with?
GC: We have not received your estimate for this project. Why not.
Me: Specifications call for a product I don't carry and 3 days isn't long enough for me to get approval for alternates or to get pricing for speciality doors. Our workload is such that i can be picky about what i quote. 3 day quote times suggest that this project is going to be a pain so I dont think I'm going to quoting it.
GC: But we haven't received estimates from anyone else either.
Me: Perhaps 3 days isn't long enough to provide an estimate as detailed as this project needs. Perhaps I'm not the only company who's Spidy sense is tingling.
GC: Don't worry about alternates or specialty doors. Quote what you carry and we will go from there. This is a design build so the specifications are subject to change.
Me: OK.
I provide 3 estimates for the project with different products.
GC @ 5 pm Friday: Never mind the specs, this project has to be impact rated and I have to turn in estimates in 3 hours can you get me something quickly?
Me. !*#@&%!!!
We are probably going to get this job even though I priced it as worst case scenario. It's the lobby entrance to the assembly plant for a large German automaker. They are going to suck to work for and I'm going to regret pricing this project. Damn.
In reply to Streetwiseguy :
That's not polite, that's incompetent. I've been driving on the island of Aruba the last two weeks. They seem to have the whole idea of politeness down, in that they can read the flow of traffic, and functionality of letting oncoming cars by when it actually increases flow. They also don't seem to be in any great hurry to get anywhere. It's something I adapt to every time and forget as soon as I get home
The problem with most people driving is they aren't aware of anything more than 3 feet from their front bumper.
The smooth flow of traffic requires that drivers read what is in front of them, politely interact as necessary and not plug up the works with indecision.
Peabody said:In reply to Streetwiseguy :
...they can read the flow of traffic, and functionality of letting oncoming cars by when it actually increases flow.
This annoys me so much with aggressive drivers. Tailgating and cutting people off doesn't get you to your destination any faster. It slows everything down for everyone, including you!
If you want to go faster on a public road, create space to give yourself and everyone around you more reaction time and more opportunity to merge and adjust road positions.
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